Pictor (AF 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S. S. PICTOR CAF-545 clo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California This Cruise Book is dedicated to the officers and men of USS PICTOR QAF-545 who through dedication, selflessness, and devotion made the June to September 1968 cruise a complete success. A lions share of the success naturally goes to the devoted families through whose love and patience provided all of us with the impetus and inspiration to do a better job. USS PICTOR and crew have been a mainstay in the Western Pacific and they have served the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet in an outstanding and exemplary manner. The ship and crew continue to enjoy the reputation of being the FINEST AF IN THE PACIFIC FLEET . No tribute could be paid this ship and crew that would be fitting and suf- ficient to encompass the many hours of labor and toil under sometimes the most adverse conditions of weather and seas. Each and every one of you and your families can be justly proud of having served our beloved country and the U.S. Navy in the honorable dedi- cated manner which has been a tradition in our Navy since its founding. I will always be grateful for the hard working and dedicated crew who made PICTOR what it is today-- THE FINEST AF IN THE FLEET . I am equally proud of you parents, wives, or sweethearts who have so steadfastly supported the members of the crew during these deployments. To all of you and to the officers and men of PICTOR, smooth sailing and sincere best wishes for the future. Gratefully yours , 7 g if 2 ii 1 fr., 7. E. IGLESIAS Captain, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer USS PICTOR CAF-541 5 ...N-,,..

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W EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR JOSEPH G. SMITH, USN Captain IGLESIAS began his Naval career in 1944 when he was com- missioned as an Ensign subsequent to completion of the V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet Program. Since then he has had an active career as he served aboard the USS BATAAN and the USS SAN JACINTO with Fighting Squadron 47, was a flight instructor, attended General Line School, was a member of the com- missioning crew for the USS FORRESTAL, attended the Naval War College as a student and later returned to instruct in the Staff Naval Command course Captain IGLESIAS will be leaving PICTOR after two deployments to the Western Pacific. He will report upon leaving PICTOR to the Chief of Naval Air Basic Training at Pensacola, Florida for duty as Director of Flight Train- ing. Captain IGLESIAS holds among other awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross, six Air Medals, and Navy E s for Excellence in Gunnery, Bombing, Rockets, Strafing and Air to Air Missiles. Lieutenant Commander SMITH, Executive Officer, began his Naval career as a white hat airdale striking out for the rating of Aviation 'Machinist Mate., The Commander attained the rate of AD1 and after service in the rate of several years entered OCS becoming an Ensign on graduation. At the United States Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California he earned a degree in Meteorology. Lieutenant Commander SMITH has served on the USS BEATTY QDD-7561, USS NORTHAMPTON QCLC-13, and before coming to the PICTOR was Operations Officer at the Fleet Weather Facility, NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.